Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1956-06-11 (Age: 70)
Place of Birth
Taranto, Italy
Giobbe Covatta
Biography
Gianni Maria Covatta (born 11 June 1956), best known as Giobbe Covatta, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and politician. Born in Taranto, after appearing in a number of other variety shows Covatta he had his breakout in 1990 as a recurring guest in the Canale 5 talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show, where he reads his compositions inspired by the Bible. These sketch eventually inspired a book, Parola di Giobbe, which was released in 1991 and got an immediate success, selling over a million copies and getting over thirty editions. In the later years Covatta published other books, notably Pancreas, a parody of Edmondo De Amicis' Heart, and was active as an actor in films, television series and on stage. In 2006, Covatta was elected councilor of the Federation of the Greens party in the Rome local elections. In 2015, he was elected national spokesperson of the party, still maintaining he does not consider himself a politician. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography (20)
Dal mio punto di vista
2026
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
2024
Gol!a
2023
Water To The Ropes
2023
Anime Borboniche
2021
La Reliquia
2020
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
2020
Amo la tempesta
2020
Poorly Richer
2017
Poorly Rich
2016
Il nostro ultimo
2015
Una donna per la vita
2012
The sun inside
2012
All Human Rights for All
2008
